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Political
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Policy shifts or policy shows |
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By Our Political Editor |
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 It is strange but true. Some of the key stakeholders in the country's festering ethnic conflict -- the Government, the main Opposition United National Party (UNP) and even their protagonists, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) -- were making fresh policy pronouncements this week. |
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5th
Column |
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Soaring cost of living: It's all for our benefit aney |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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"Thaaththa," Bindu Udagedara asked, "what is all this fuss about the cost of living?" |
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Situation
Report |
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Heavy casualties as battles in north intensify |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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 For the past eight days the Security Forces have continued a major thrust from their defended localities near the Western seaboard town of Mannar. Though it is premature to discuss details related to the aims and objectives since the offensive is ongoing, a look at the overall scenario in the North, including the Wanni, reveals a stark picture. |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Unravelling the exchange rate depreciation puzzle |
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By the Economist |
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The exchange rate continues to depreciate at a fast rate, though the country’s foreign exchange reserves are satisfactory, the trade deficit is decreasing and there is a balance of payments surplus this year. Surprisingly, these improvements in the international financial scene appear not to have any beneficial impact on the exchange rate. |
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Thoughts
from London |
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Violators as preachers: The shame of Diego Garcia |
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By Neville de Silva |
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 Now and then the heads of missions in Colombo, of the Transatlantic cousins come up for air and preach us homilies on human rights, the rule of law, disappearances and abductions and the gamut of what might be broadly called rights violations.
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Issue
of the week |
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Not issued with this week issue |
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By Ameen Izzadeen |
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Focus
on Rights |
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Statistics and rhetoric on combating human rights violations |
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By Kishali Pinto
Jayawardena |
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There is no point in government representatives taking violent umbrage at criticism of Sri Lanka's domestic institutions in regard to prosecution of grave human rights violations, during discussions in the conference halls of the United Nations. |
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Lobby |
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Not issued with this week issue |
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By Chandani Kirinde, Our
Lobby Correspondent |
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Inside
the glass house |
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Why world body is incapable of dealing with Myanmar |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations |
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 As more than 140 world leaders descended on the security-conscious, heavily-barricaded United Nations last week, the focus of the international community dramatically shifted to the protests, violence and the brutal crackdown of demonstrators, including Buddhist priests, in Myanmar (formerly Burma). |
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Telescope |
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No shock as UNP shifts gear |
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By J.S. Tissainayagam |
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 In his article last Sunday this writer said, "While President Mahinda Rajapaksa unleashed a war that has killed over 5000 persons in the past two years and displaced many hundreds of thousands, the newly-formed National Congress too is, understandably, working within the constraints of extreme Sinhala nationalism brewed by the SLFP-JVP-JHU combine." |
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